The difference between Conceit and Pride
When used as nouns, conceit means something conceived in the mind, whereas pride means the quality or state of being proud.
When used as verbs, conceit means to form an idea, whereas pride means to take or experience pride in something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Conceit and Pride
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Conceit as a noun (obsolete):
Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
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Conceit as a noun:
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
Examples:
"a man of quick conceit"
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Conceit as a noun:
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
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Conceit as a noun (obsolete):
Opinion, (neutral) judgment.
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Conceit as a noun (now, _, rare, dialectal):
Esteem, favourable opinion.
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Conceit as a noun (countable):
A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
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Conceit as a noun (countable, rhetoric, literature):
An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
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Conceit as a noun (uncountable):
Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
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Conceit as a noun:
Design; pattern.
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Conceit as a verb (obsolete):
To form an idea; to think.
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Conceit as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To conceive.
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Pride as a noun:
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
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Pride as a noun (often with ''of'' or ''in''):
A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
Examples:
"He took pride in his work."
"He had pride of ownership in his department."
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Pride as a noun:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
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Pride as a noun:
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
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Pride as a noun:
Show; ostentation; glory.
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Pride as a noun:
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
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Pride as a noun:
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
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Pride as a noun:
Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
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Pride as a noun (zoology, collective):
A company of lions or other large felines.
Examples:
"A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own."
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Pride as a noun (zoology):
The small European lamprey species .
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Pride as a noun:
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Pride as a verb (reflexive):
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
Examples:
"I pride myself on being a good judge of character."